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基本解釋

The question is whether a majority of Canadians want that—or whether they are perfectly happy with their circumscribed government.
問題在于加拿大的大多數人是否希望這樣——或者他們是否對他們限制多多的政府感到開心。
He is right that American power is circumscribed. But the European Union is not fit to help him police the world (see article). China, India and Russia are not willing.
他說的沒錯，美國的力量被限制了，但在維持世界秩序上，歐盟不適合幫忙，印度、中國和俄羅斯則不愿意幫忙。
And while I may speak more about the narrowness of my very circumscribed life than their real worth, just the fact that they're sitting there, waiting for me, makes me happy.
也許我更經常提到自己那比其實際價值更加狹隘的局限生活，僅僅看著它們坐在那兒，等待著我，我就感到幸福不已。

And I think it's impossible not to see that when Milton substitutes the virtue charity with the far more circumscribed ideal of chastity.
而我認為當彌爾頓把更加局限的貞操去代替局限的仁愛時,這不可能讀不出來,雖然貞潔更加局限。
耶魯公開課 - 彌爾頓課程節(jié)選

Citizens of the world can have their rights circumscribed or even eliminated without their consent.
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On the contrary, there is an essential—but carefully circumscribed—role for the state in fostering innovation.
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Digital displays in adjoining spaces flashed consecutive numbers, adumbrating our time on earth is circumscribed.
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